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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 110,226 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

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#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #8, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#9

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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Teacher Education Grade Specific by Region

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Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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